THE Royal Mail has delivered on its pledge to revamp its rundown main post office in Newquay town centre.

The company has given the side of the building in East Street a new lick of white paint to cover over the graffiti and tags that had been daubed on the wall.

Newquay BID and Newquay MP Noah Law had called on the company to make improvements following concerns the post office’s poor state was having a detrimental impact on the high street. They also raised concerns its drab appearance was helping to increase antisocial behaviour in the area.

Mr Law, Mark Warren, the manager of Newquay BID, and town councillor Jessie Jacobs recently took part in a tour of the town to discuss some of the buildings that are in a “particularly poor condition.” They believe the owners and leaseholders of buildings that are in a dilapidated state should take action.

Mr Warren said: “It is great to see that Royal Mail has sorted out the graffitied wall on its building in East Street.

“That section of wall outside the post office has been in poor condition for far too long, covered in graffiti and looking really neglected.

“It’s a real positive step that with just a little bit of pressure and some local press coverage that they’ve taken action and given it a fresh coat of paint.

“It looks so much better now, and it’s important that large organisations like Royal Mail support the town’s appearance and take pride in the spaces they occupy.

“Let’s hope this is the start of a longer-term commitment to keeping things looking good.

“I'm just thrilled that it's been done so quickly after the call went out for businesses to take responsibility for their external areas that was a very prominent area in Newquay town centre.

“So, it's great to see it cleaned up hopefully other areas that are currently under construction or have similar issues and a privately owned could look at clearing graffiti on a regular basis going forward.”

Mr Law said: “I would like to thank the Royal Mail, Newquay BID and Cllr Jacobs for sorting this out and improving our public space.

“Much more work like this needs to take place going into the autumn as I launch my pledge for our towns.”

The Newquay post office wall could now become a candidate for a mural as part of the MUQY Street Art Trail, which already has artworks in various streets including The Crescent, Sydney Road and Gover Lane.

Mr Warren previously stated Newquay BID would not consider investing in a mural on a building that is in a poor state.

He said: “Of course we would be looking at more amazing spaces for murals but as I have said the initial upkeep of the buildings needs to be down to the business owners.

“That said we are currently taking applications for shopfront enhancement funding BID businesses have until Sunday, August 11 to send expressions of interest.”